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COMBINED WHIP LOCK AND sooKm.

No. 471,652. Patented Mar. 29, 1892.

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NrT n STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY J. SAXTON, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNEASSIGNMENTS, TO THE SA-XTON COMBINED WHIP LOCK AND SOCKET COMPANY, OFSAME PLACE.

COMBINED WHIPv LOCK AND SOCKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 4'71,652, dated March29, 1892.

Application filed September 1, 1891. Serial No. 404,414. (No model.)

To all whom! it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HARRY J. SAXTON, of the city of St. Louis and Stateof Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in aCombined NVhip Lock and Socket, of which the following is afull, clear,and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to an improved looking whip-socket; and it consistsin the novel arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter describedand claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention applied toa dash-board. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the improved combinedwhip lock and socket, the section being taken on line a: of Fig. 3. Fig.3 is an inverted plan View with bottom plate re moved. Fig. 4 is abroken sectional elevation of a device located on the butt of the whip.Fig. 5 is an end view of a key-guide,

enlarged, used in carrying out the invention.

Fig. 6 is a detail view of a whip-ejecting plunger, it being shown intransverse vertical section.

1 indicates the whip-socket, which may be made of any suitable material.It has the usual open upper end, which in this instance is shown flaredfor reception of the Whip and provided with the clamping-bracket 2,projecting from one side, for attaching the device to the dash 3, (seeFig. 1;) or in some cases I may do away with these clampingbrackets andset the bottom of the device directly upon the bottom of the buggy orother vehicle or otherwise attach it thereto,as should be clear.

The lower end of the Whip-socket 1 isiscrewthreaded on its outer surfaceand screwed within a threaded opening formed in the top plate 4 of thelock-chamber, so that its projecting lower end will pass a sufficientdistance below said top plate to form a chamber 6, in which thewhip-ejecting plunger is located, as will appear farther on. Saidlockchamber 5 may be-of any suitable shape, although I show it hereinthe form of a cylinder.

7 indicates the outer shell of the lock-chamber, which is here shown inthe form of a cylinder having its opposite ends threaded internally.shell (removably, it may be) is the top plate 4, which has its peripherythreaded to corre-.

spond' with the thread of said shell, and removably fitting in theopposite end of said shell is the bottom plate 8, it'being suitablythread- I by resting upon the bottom plate 8 of the lockchamber, so thatwhen said plate is removed both'the plunger and spring will drop out andmay be repaired or otherwise manipulated. A hole 11 in the bottom plateserves to permit egress of Water or rubbish which might otherwiseaccumulate in the lock-chamber or the chamber containing the plunger.

Mounted in the upper portion of the lockchamber in suitable bearings 12and 13, so that it shall lie transversely of said chamber,

is a spring-actuated locking-bolt 14:, which has an inclined head15normally projecting into the path of the butt of the whip.

Thebutt of the whip is so conformed that when it is pushed down withinthe whip socket to the limit of its downward movement it will be heldagainst withdrawal by the head 15 of the bolt 14.

Fitting in the upper end of this 16 indicates the butt of the whip,having a central bore 17, within which is screwed or otherwise firmlyfixed the shank 18 of a conical locking-knob 19. This knob is providedwith, two conical or inclined surfaces 20 and 21, the surface 21 beinglocated above the surface 20, thereby forming a shoulder 22, with whichthe head of the bolt engages to prevent withdrawal of the whip from thesocket, as stated hereinafter. In order that the knob 19 may be screwedwithin the bore of the butt of the whip, it is provided with atransverse slot 23 for engagement of a screw-driver, or it may beotherwise constructed, so as to be readily placed in such position.Mounted on the bolt 14 is a spiral spring 24, one end of which normallybears against the inner surface of the shell 7-, and the opposite endbears against a shoulder 25 on said bolt, whereby the head of the boltis urged and normally held in the path of the knob 19 when the said knobis inserted with-v in said whip-socket. (See Fig. 2 and 3.)

26 indicates a key having a solid barrel and a plain web that is devoidof notches, which key is adapted to be inserted in a key-hole 27, cut(or formed) in the casing? for the purpose of withdrawing the bolt 14and releasing the whip at the pleasure of the operator. The bolt 14 hasa notch 28 formed in one side thereof, which is adapted to be engaged bythe web 29 of the key 26 to withdraw said bolt.

30 indicates a key-guide having a keyway 31 formed therein and extendingfrom the key-hole 27 in the shell inwardly to a point adjacent the notch28 in the bolt. Said keyguide is fixed to the under side of the topplate 4, so that its keyway will lie at right angles to the bolts (SeeFig. 3.)

32 indicates a stop-pin or a stop of an 3' suit able kind, which isadapted to contact with the exterior surface of the wall of theplunger-socket and limit the movement of the bolt when same is urgedtoward said chamber by the spring 24 and which stop-pin is aff xed tothe under side of said bolt for such purpose.

The operation is as follows: The whip is shown resting loosely withinthe whip-socket in Fig. 2, with the knob 19 in contact with the uppersurface of the plunger 9. In such position the whip may of course bewithdrawn for use, as it is not locked; but if it is desired to lock thewhip within the whip-socket it is only necessary to press it downwardlywith sufficient force (which should be considerably more than thatimposed by the whip only) to compress the spring 10, which,being done,the whip and knob carried thereby will pass downwardly to the positionindicated in Fig. 2 by dotted lines. The inclined surface 20 will engagewith the inclined head 15 of the bolt, thereby retracting said bolt andpermitting the shoulder 22 to pass below said head, whereupon the saidbolt will be shot outwardly by the power of its spring 24, and theinclined head 15 will then engage with the shoulder 22 and preventwithdrawal of the whip from the whip-pocket in case such action shouldbe undertaken. To retract the bolt, which can be done by use of the key26 and not otherwise, without disfiguring thedevice or picking the lock,the key is inserted in the key-hole 27, pushed inwardly until itsfurther inward movement is arrested by contact with the bolt, and thenit is turned (see Fig. 3) the direction indicated by the arrow, therebyin'bringing its web 29 into contact with the notch 28 in the bolt, whichwill retract said bolt, compressing the spring 24. The several parts areshown thus in Fig. 3. After the bolt has thus been retracted the powerofthe spring 10 will cause the plunger 9 to be violently thrownupward,which will automatically eject the whip. When the whip is againinserted, its butt-end will rest loosely upon the plunger and may bewithdrawn for use at a moments notice, as it is not locked while soresting. It will be observed that each of these steps may be performedwith one hand that is, the whip may be inserted,and locked, the keyinserted, turned, and removed, and the whip thrown upward clear of thebolt and re moved from the socket, all with one hand of the operator.

What I claim is- 1. In a whip-socket, abolt constructed substantially asdescribed to look a whip in a whip-socket by engagement with a lockingknob or projection on the whip and a springejecting plunger located inthe lower end of the socket for throwing the whip upward when the boltis withdrawn, substantially as set forth. I

2. In a whip-socket, a sliding spring-bolt 14, having an inclined head15, which latter normally projects into the path of the whip and isconstructed to engage and look a whip having a locking-knob, as 19,thereon,'a plunger 9, located below the bolt, and a spring 10, arrangedbelow said plunger, for throwing the same upward when said bolt iswithdrawn, substantially as set forth.

3. In a whip-socket, a sliding spring-bolt 14, having a head 15 normallyprojecting into the path of the whip, in combination with a whip 16,carrying the locking-knob 19 on its butt-end, said knob provided withtwo inclined surfaces 20 and 21, the surface 21 being located above thesurface 20, thereby forming a shoulder 22 for engagement with said head15 of said bolt, substantially as set forth.

4. A combined whip lock and socket comprising a whip-socket 1, alock-chamber 5, in which the lower end of said whip-socket is. insertedand projects a sufficient distance below the top plate of saidlock-chamber to form an additional separate chamber 6, a plunger 9,located in said chamber 6, a spring 10 for urging said plunger upwardly,an automatically-shooting bolt located in bearings transversely of saidchamber 5, said bolt adapted to look a whip in the whip-socket, andmanual means for retracting said bolt when it is desired to release thewhip, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARRY J. SAXTON. Witnesses: v

En. E. LONGAN, J NO. 0. HIGDON.

